The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-03-23
The Crush Toward Berlin to Celebrate the
Kaissr's Ninstisth Birthday.
Continued Arrests Resulting From the Rsesnt
Attempt at the Cars Life.
Riot at a French Horse Racc-sufcide of
an Ex-Member of Parliament
Fire-Damp Explosion.
ST. PATRICK AND THE IRIsa.
Sermon of Bishop Keane, of Richmond,
at Rome Yesterday.


at Rome Yesterday.
ROME, March 20.-Bishop Keane, o. = ~
mond, preached a magnificent sermon
Church of st. Isidore on the subject oflSt.
Patrick and the Irish nation, comparing
the early glories of Christian Ireland
to the transfguration of Christ on the
mount, and her after-persecuJion and suf-
fering to the journey to Calvary. He drew
a powerful picture of Ireland's condition
as the light and teacher of the
ing even to the gates II Rome
itself. He described the destruction of
Ireland's church, the closing of her schools
and the oppression of her people. From
this treading of the wine-press uncounted
blessings were to flow to the world. Once
the instIuctress of nations, Ireland was
now held up to scorn and mockery as fool
ish and ignorant. As Christ was despised,
and the most abject OF men, man of sor-
rows and acquainted with inirmitY, 50
was Ireland. God permitted the mightiest
empire IN the world, the Roman, to cruelty
his Son, and so was Ireland cruci6ed by
the mightitst empire that has existed since
the days OF Augustus. From her cruci-
hxion her love has gone to the ends
of the earth to plant the cross of
Christ, and has built up His church every.
which was sealed with the seal of Cesar
and the synagogue. When Easter came
He arose in glory. Ireland's Easter is at
1e. h@nd ctisr Lice centuries o. sntombment.
The first brightness was Catholic emanci-
ration, and it has since been slowly but
steadily expanding. Life has been return
ing to that mangled form swathed n grave
clothes. Already the trumpet OF the Lord
is procIaiming, "It is Easter Morn" Voices
Iar,r - se
ton" "She has not risen;" There is no
life in her, "They have stolen her from
the tomb while we slept"
But, although the same mystery of the
cross prevails He who has led her to labor
and the tomb, will Just as surely lead her
to the new light. God is just to nations.
The hour of retribution must come. Erin's
crown of reward will be one OF Joy. God
forbid she should ever have ambition TO be
ANYTHING bat what God had destined her
to be. We ask for her liberty-not the
false liberty which mistaken ones of other
nations ask; where they complain of the
Law, seeking anarchy and silence-but free
dom from I'm partial justice; for the growth
for which Sod has fitted her; for the
peace which she has sought-not the grim
peace of blood with which nations delude
themselves, but the peace of the Lord, like
that ma jestic forgiveness that was
granted even to perfdious Jerusalem. We
ask prosperity, not the mock prosperity OF
hard-he arted wealth hoveriDg over fostering
want, but fire, clothing against nakedness,
comfort, instead of the hard, grinding,
debasing suffering and persecution of past
centuries"
The whole sermon was grand triumphal
panegyric The church was crowded with
irish and American residents and visitors,
including many Protestants. ALI we're
deeply impressed.